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the preliminary hearing of jerry sandusky begins in just hours. >> it will likely take most of the day, as several young men, as many as ten, face their accu accuser. all this happening in the small town of bellefont. tahman bradley has details. >> reporter: today, for the first time, former penn state coach jerry sandusky faces his accuser. some will explain under oath how sandusky molested them. ben an degree yoz si says his client is eager to take the stand. but the large number of press in attendance will not make it easy. >> i know it's going to be uncomfortable. but he's ready to go forward. >> any victim that goes forward with these types of cases is incredibly brave. but they have to face the person they're accusing. >> reporter: in what could be a setback for the prosecution, one of the key witnesses in the case, penn state assistant coach mike mcqueary is being called into question. mcqueary says he witnessed sandusky raping a 10-year-old boy in the team showers in 2002. and that he told head coach, joe paterno, and penn state officials about it. now, a local paper says, a mc
the preliminary hearing of jerry sandusky begins in just hours. >> it will likely take most of the day, as several young men, as many as ten, face their accu accuser. all this happening in the small town of bellefont. tahman bradley has details. >> reporter: today, for the first time, former penn state coach jerry sandusky faces his accuser. some will explain under oath how sandusky molested them. ben an degree yoz si says his client is eager to take the stand. but the large number...
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. >>> now, to that stunning turn in the child sex abuse case against jerry sandusky. the former penn state coach showed up at court yesterday, where he was supposed to face his accusers. but instead, he waived his right to the hearing. he's simply ready to go to trial. abc's jim avila has the story. >> reporter: >> reporter: jerry sandusky went to court with a secret. his trademark grin on his face, wife at his side. >> the move was the first smart move i've seen from his attorney. >> reporter: after weeks of promising a grueling public confrontation with all ten of his accusers, the defense changed its mind. waiving the preliminary hearing and instead pleading not guilty and heading directly to trial. >> we fully intend to put together the best possible defense that we can do. stay the course. play for four quarters. >> this is a fight to the death. this is the fight of jerry sandusky's life. >> reporter: the grand courtroom filled with 250 lottery-winning spectators, including sandusky's wife, his children and supporters. all set for drama. but the alleged victims,
. >>> now, to that stunning turn in the child sex abuse case against jerry sandusky. the former penn state coach showed up at court yesterday, where he was supposed to face his accusers. but instead, he waived his right to the hearing. he's simply ready to go to trial. abc's jim avila has the story. >> reporter: >> reporter: jerry sandusky went to court with a secret. his trademark grin on his face, wife at his side. >> the move was the first smart move i've seen from...
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here one by one, and face jerry sandusky for the first time. in belfont, pennsylvania outside the tiny courthouse where jerry sandusky will face his accusers, residents were still struggling to come to grips with what has happened here. >> the reputation of people from the whole area is affected by this kind of action. so it makes everyone unhappy. >> reporter: prosecutors could call most if not all of the alleged victims. and watching from the defense table, the man they accuse of unspeakable crimes. ten boys, now young men, have accused sandusky of a variety of sexual offenses including rape. one claims he was victimized repeatedly, when he was 12 years old. >> it will be more of an adversarial process for him. i know it will be uncomfortable. but he is ready to go forward. >> reporter: sandusky admits having contact with young boys, but he told "the new york times" it was never improper. >> if i say no, i'm not attracted to boys, that's not the truth because i'm attracted to young people, boys, girls. >> reporter: a local newspaper here is r
here one by one, and face jerry sandusky for the first time. in belfont, pennsylvania outside the tiny courthouse where jerry sandusky will face his accusers, residents were still struggling to come to grips with what has happened here. >> the reputation of people from the whole area is affected by this kind of action. so it makes everyone unhappy. >> reporter: prosecutors could call most if not all of the alleged victims. and watching from the defense table, the man they accuse of...
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a 29-year-old man says he was sexually abused by jerry sandusky more than 100 times. penn state students met with the new university president and administrators last night during the townhall meeting the students were told the school will be held to a new hypigher ethical standard. >>> evangelist billy graham has been admitted to the hospital. graham, 93, suffering from congestion, cough and fever. doctors say he was alert, smiling and waving to staff when he entered the hospital yesterday. he was last hospitalized in may for pneumonia and treated for ailments. >>> now that they have been evicted from their campsite, occupy appropriate testeprotest continue their campaign the they stopped outside police headquarters in fact where those who were arrested during the eviction were being held. >>> there are some complaints this morning from occupy protestors in los angeles. they were removed from their encampment early yesterday. kabc's carlos grandham has the latest now from l.a. >> reporter: police moved into the park at city hall, arrested nearly 300 protestors. the e
a 29-year-old man says he was sexually abused by jerry sandusky more than 100 times. penn state students met with the new university president and administrators last night during the townhall meeting the students were told the school will be held to a new hypigher ethical standard. >>> evangelist billy graham has been admitted to the hospital. graham, 93, suffering from congestion, cough and fever. doctors say he was alert, smiling and waving to staff when he entered the hospital...
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. >> now to the stunning turn in the case of jerry sandusky. his first court appearance lasted less than five minutes. the former penn state coach waived his right to a preliminary hearing. pled not guilty and said he will go to trial. all ten of the accusers were waiting in the courthouse ready to testify that he sexually abused him. they were all there. >> seems like a game of chicken by the defense team there. florida a & m university is ep broiled in yet another hazing scandal. we told you yesterday three students there have been charged with beating a marching band member so badly she could barely walk. she was attacked not only with fists, spatulas, rulers, book binders. now she plans to sue the school. >> reporter: what is most amazing aboutf the three florida a & m band mep bemep -- members they had nothing to do with this hazing incident that killed the band member. >> is he breathing or is he not breathing? >> we don't know if he is breathing. >> reporter: instead, the three are charged with beatings that happened nearly two weeks ear
. >> now to the stunning turn in the case of jerry sandusky. his first court appearance lasted less than five minutes. the former penn state coach waived his right to a preliminary hearing. pled not guilty and said he will go to trial. all ten of the accusers were waiting in the courthouse ready to testify that he sexually abused him. they were all there. >> seems like a game of chicken by the defense team there. florida a & m university is ep broiled in yet another hazing...
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the intensifying focus on jerry sandusky's wife. did she know about the alleged abuse and could she be prosecuted? her husband's lawyer is speaking out. abc's t.j. winick is with us this morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. he may be free on bail but jerry sandusky is under house arrest with three days before he faces his accusers in a pennsylvania courtroom. his attorney told us it will be extremely stressful for the former football coach, whose wife may also now have to answer serious questions about what she knew and when. it was dottie sandusky who bailed out her husband of 45 years after jerry sandusky was charged with sexually abusing two more boys from his second mile foundation. his attorney visited him and admitted this is an uphill battle. >> this is the legal battle of my life. i've had some big ones. i compare this to climbing mt. everest from the bottom. >> reporter: mrs. sandusky is accused of being upsnars their state college ranch-style home all while her husband allegedly molested boys in a basement bedroom. vic
the intensifying focus on jerry sandusky's wife. did she know about the alleged abuse and could she be prosecuted? her husband's lawyer is speaking out. abc's t.j. winick is with us this morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. he may be free on bail but jerry sandusky is under house arrest with three days before he faces his accusers in a pennsylvania courtroom. his attorney told us it will be extremely stressful for the former football coach, whose wife may also now have to answer...
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as he left home for court, jerry sandusky was keeping a secret. as he arrived at court, he ignored shouted questions from reporters. perhaps, now, we know why. >> mr. sandusky, how do you feel about the opportunity to face your accusers, sir? are you looking forward to it? >> reporter: sandusky and his attorney had changed their minds about any open-court showdown with his alleged victims. >> as hurtful as it was to son-in-law of the survivors to be built up and not testify, this was smart for sandusky. >> reporter: with his accusers standing by, sandusky's attorney waived the right to a prelim ne preliminary hearing. >> we're going to put together the best possible defense we can do. stay the course. fight for four quarters. >> we have not, or are in any way, conceding guilt. jerry is as adamant as ever in his innocence. >> reporter: for the witnesses ready to testify, it was not welcomed news. >> my client feels disappointed, indeed, angry, that he did not have the opportunity to face sandusky. >> reporter: in fact, the first witness, prepped al
as he left home for court, jerry sandusky was keeping a secret. as he arrived at court, he ignored shouted questions from reporters. perhaps, now, we know why. >> mr. sandusky, how do you feel about the opportunity to face your accusers, sir? are you looking forward to it? >> reporter: sandusky and his attorney had changed their minds about any open-court showdown with his alleged victims. >> as hurtful as it was to son-in-law of the survivors to be built up and not testify,...
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former coach, jerry sandusky, will come face-to-face with his accusers for the first time. jim avila is in pennsylvania. good morning, jim. >> reporter: the scandal that has been mostly a faceless document, accusing sandusky of sex crimes against children, now enters a new phase. live testimony inside this courthouse, from the very boys, now young men, who accused the college football icon of molesting them. accuser after accuser, as many as ten alleged victims, of sometimes brutal molestation, will take this witness stand, and point the finger at former penn state defensive coach, jerry sandusky. among the first will be the boy identified as victim number six by the grand jury. whose mother in 1998, reported sandusky showered with her then-11-year-old boy, giving him a naked bear hug. he's now 24. scarred, say his attorneys. but determined to tell his story. >> it's very difficult. it's trying. but something needs to be done to serve justice. >> reporter: alleged victim number six and the other young men willing to testify, will not have to identify themselves by name. the
former coach, jerry sandusky, will come face-to-face with his accusers for the first time. jim avila is in pennsylvania. good morning, jim. >> reporter: the scandal that has been mostly a faceless document, accusing sandusky of sex crimes against children, now enters a new phase. live testimony inside this courthouse, from the very boys, now young men, who accused the college football icon of molesting them. accuser after accuser, as many as ten alleged victims, of sometimes brutal...
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as abc's jim avila explains. >> reporter: jerry sandusky may soon face his accusers. prosecutors plan on calling all eight alleged victims to testify at next week's preliminary hearing. learned from sources close off to the case that sandusky's second high profile interview has so incensed his accusers they're anxious to tell their stories. >> first he serially abused my client. and then he has to hear sandusky deny that he did those things. >> sandusky told "the new york times" over the weekend he is being turned into a monster by prosecutor whose are mistaking fatherly affection for sexual abuse. >> i didn't -- do those things. >> reporter: when given yet another chance to answer the simple question of what -- required offcamera coaching. >> if i say no i am not attracted to boys. that's not the truth. because -- i am attracted to -- young people. boys, girls. right, i enjoy -- that's what i was trying to say. i enjoy spending time with young peep. i enjoy spending time with people. >> reporter: after two major on-camera fumbles many wonder why the former football c
as abc's jim avila explains. >> reporter: jerry sandusky may soon face his accusers. prosecutors plan on calling all eight alleged victims to testify at next week's preliminary hearing. learned from sources close off to the case that sandusky's second high profile interview has so incensed his accusers they're anxious to tell their stories. >> first he serially abused my client. and then he has to hear sandusky deny that he did those things. >> sandusky told "the new york...
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an extended father. >> jerry sandusky is nothing but an overgrown kid. he wrestles with the kids and plays with the kids. and in many ways, thought of himself still being a kid, when he was in his 50s and 60s. >> reporter: now, the men have a chance to refute that, face-to-face. in what prosecutor kane says will be a difficult but rewarding experience. >> i'm so in awe of the strength of the victims. i believe they are now walking out of the courtroom as gentlemen and as heroes. >> reporter: sandusky's attorney says they're ready to cross-examine the young men. and welcome the opportunity to hear the evidence against him for the first time. >> the alleged victims couldn't be happy about the two interviews that sandusky gave. >> reporter: their resolve has been strengthened by that. >>> let's get the latest on that bitter custody battle involving country music star mindy mccready. the drama unfolded in a closed courtroom after the singer took her young son from her mother's home, triggering a three-day hunt from florida to arkansas, where they were found
an extended father. >> jerry sandusky is nothing but an overgrown kid. he wrestles with the kids and plays with the kids. and in many ways, thought of himself still being a kid, when he was in his 50s and 60s. >> reporter: now, the men have a chance to refute that, face-to-face. in what prosecutor kane says will be a difficult but rewarding experience. >> i'm so in awe of the strength of the victims. i believe they are now walking out of the courtroom as gentlemen and as...
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claims by assistant coach who first blew the whistle on jerry sandusky are being called into question. mike mcqueary told investigators and the grand jury he witnessed sandusky molesting a boy in the shower. but mcqueary told a family friend a different story. he only heard what was going on in the shower but actually did not see anything sexual. >> milwaukee brewers slugger, ryan braun fighting a 50 game suspension over allegation he's used performance enhancing drugs. the national league mvp tested positive for elevated testostero testosterone, synthetic. a spokesman says there are highly unusual circumstances supporting braun's innocence. last spring the team extended his contract through 2020. >> the world of college basketball is still reeling from a blody bench clearing brawl involving cincinnati xavier. both schools have suspended their players. abc's johnexact low what happens. >> reporter: a black eye for college sports, literally. college basketball, and an all out melee as the game wind down. benches clear, fists fly and blood gushes from a center's face. so out of hand. th
claims by assistant coach who first blew the whistle on jerry sandusky are being called into question. mike mcqueary told investigators and the grand jury he witnessed sandusky molesting a boy in the shower. but mcqueary told a family friend a different story. he only heard what was going on in the shower but actually did not see anything sexual. >> milwaukee brewers slugger, ryan braun fighting a 50 game suspension over allegation he's used performance enhancing drugs. the national...
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jerry sandusky has been seen often around his state college house. now he's been heard for a second time, proclaiming his innocence and trying to explain his, at the very least, odd behavior with children. the behavior, prosecutors charge, amounts to years of molestation. >> these allegations are false. i didn't do those things. >> reporter: sandusky submitting himself to a four-hour interview. some of it, his response to bob costas. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys? >> if i say no, i'm not attracted to young boys, that's not the truth. i'm attracted to young people, boys, girls -- >> yeah, but not sexually. you enjoy spending time with them. >> that's what i was trying to say. i enjoy spending time with young people. i enjoy spending time with people. >> reporter: he described a closeness many find hard to justify and understand. >> the environment was family like. all the times were precious times. they were significant times. >> these were quote precious moments for him. in fact, they were the most vile, horrendous, unspeakably horrible
jerry sandusky has been seen often around his state college house. now he's been heard for a second time, proclaiming his innocence and trying to explain his, at the very least, odd behavior with children. the behavior, prosecutors charge, amounts to years of molestation. >> these allegations are false. i didn't do those things. >> reporter: sandusky submitting himself to a four-hour interview. some of it, his response to bob costas. >> are you sexually attracted to young...
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with days before former penn state coach jerry sandusky faces his accusers, we learn one contradiction. in one eyewitness contact in his alleged abuse of boys. a pennsylvania newspaper that former graduate assistant mike mcqueary told a family friend a different version of events that he witnessed back in 2002. that he heard sex sounds but didn't see anything sexual. >>> to yet another sex scandal unfolding in the sports world this morning, this one involving one of country's youth sports organization. with an interview of espn, two men accuse the ex president of the aau. now police are investigating. >> reporter: for any parent with a kid playing youth sports, this scandal is hitting like a gut punch. at the time he was 15, says on a team trip to florida he was sexually assaulted by his coach, bobby dodd. >> i was dead asleep. i don't remember anything but waking up. he's trying to put his hand in my boxer shorts. >> reporter: dodd went on the become the president of aau. west kept quiet for decades. but he said that the sex abuse case at penn state made him break the silence. he said
with days before former penn state coach jerry sandusky faces his accusers, we learn one contradiction. in one eyewitness contact in his alleged abuse of boys. a pennsylvania newspaper that former graduate assistant mike mcqueary told a family friend a different version of events that he witnessed back in 2002. that he heard sex sounds but didn't see anything sexual. >>> to yet another sex scandal unfolding in the sports world this morning, this one involving one of country's youth...
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these are really tough defenses. >> right. >> and yet, jerry sandusky is considering, now, an interview with his wife. publicly. another one. >> another one. they haven't gone well so far. >> that's right. and every, single interview he does can be used against him in a trial. >> and drew peterson is likely to go on trial in 2012, for killing his third wife. the disappearance of his fourth wife, brought all this about. >> third wife declared an accident. third wife goes missing. third wife's death is reopened. they determined it was a murder. put him on trial for the third wife. still a suspect in the fourth wife. there's going to be real questions as to whether a lot of crucial statements are going to come in and whether that trial can move forward. >> and the trial of john edwards coming. 2012 promises to be almost as interesting. >> another big year. >> dan, thanks so much. good to see you here. and happy holidays. >> thank you, elizabeth. >>> coming up, josh's "play of the day." and some ended happily ever after. and some just ended. we'll look at the year in celebrity romance, comi
these are really tough defenses. >> right. >> and yet, jerry sandusky is considering, now, an interview with his wife. publicly. another one. >> another one. they haven't gone well so far. >> that's right. and every, single interview he does can be used against him in a trial. >> and drew peterson is likely to go on trial in 2012, for killing his third wife. the disappearance of his fourth wife, brought all this about. >> third wife declared an accident....
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. >>> and the wife of former penn state coach jerry sandusky is defending her husband, just days before a court hearing, during which his accusers are expected to testify. dottie sandusky bailed him out of jail on new allegations he sexually abused boys. one accuser said sandusky kept him in his basement, feeding him meals there. but dottie sandusky disputed the statement, saying, no boy was ever forced to stay in our basement and fed there, end quote. >>> in a new web video, mitt romney slams gingrich's conservative credentials. gingrich, meanwhile, insists he will not go negative with his campaign. these developments raising anticipation for tomorrow night's big abc news debate from iowa. george is literally leaving in moments. he'll be there with diane sawyer as they moderate. the action kicks off, 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6:00 pacific. >>> and some eye-opening new figures this morning to prove people are not getting the message when it comes the texting and driving. a new study finds that half of all drivers between the ages of 21 and 24, admit to texting behind the wheel. and at any give
. >>> and the wife of former penn state coach jerry sandusky is defending her husband, just days before a court hearing, during which his accusers are expected to testify. dottie sandusky bailed him out of jail on new allegations he sexually abused boys. one accuser said sandusky kept him in his basement, feeding him meals there. but dottie sandusky disputed the statement, saying, no boy was ever forced to stay in our basement and fed there, end quote. >>> in a new web video,...
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> reporter: the penn state icon was sacked over sexual abuse scandal involving his former assistant jerry sandusky. >> these allegations are false. >> reporter: at another university, this time syracuse, long-time assistant coach, bennie fine was fired after similar allegations were reported. ohio state's jim trestle lost his job after the ncaa found that several buckeyes had traded memorabilia for tattoos. >> now an altercation. rancher >> reporter: college sports continued to entertain. while the u-conn huskies turned an imperfect season into an unblemished march to the title. coach pat summit brought the sports world to a stop. >> pat summit has been diagnosed with early on set dimentia. >> it is time to get back to football. >> reporter: ultimately, pro football sorted out its issues before any games were lost. back on the field, aaron rodgers, defending champion, green bay packers on an amazing roll while peyton manning watched from the side lines as his colts have suffered. and in denver, tim tebow literally brought them to their feet. >> if you believe unbelievable things can somet
> reporter: the penn state icon was sacked over sexual abuse scandal involving his former assistant jerry sandusky. >> these allegations are false. >> reporter: at another university, this time syracuse, long-time assistant coach, bennie fine was fired after similar allegations were reported. ohio state's jim trestle lost his job after the ncaa found that several buckeyes had traded memorabilia for tattoos. >> now an altercation. rancher >> reporter: college sports...